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Document of the ship, Prosperous
from Appledore to Placentia

A Monthy Bill For the Ship Prosperous Chr. Chappell, Mastr.
James Chappell and Company Sole Owners and by gods grace bound for Placentia
in Newfoundland as sune as wind and weather will permit. Then and at
the place called the Cape or elsewheare as the Master shall decide to
bee imployed in a fishing voyage to begin and leave of fishing at such
time and season as the sd. Master shale appoint and when the fishing
voyage is ended in Newfoundland sutch men as the master shale decide
are to proceed with the ship to any market in Spaine Portugale or Ittilay
and such men as the master shall order home are to bee sent in som port
in great Porellain, where monthly pay are to continue until there arrivele
in such a port as aforesd. unless the sd. Master shall enter into any
other agreement with the marriners or any of them in Newfoundland or
elsewhere.......

Now it may bee that the said Chr. Chappell at the end of the fishing
voyage in Newfoundland aforesd. will bee ordered home with tonnage in
the sd. ship Prosperous or where the cargue of fish is discharged
at a market engaged to take a fright to a place within the Dominions
of England Holland, France, Portugale, Spain or Ittilay and eather which
home to England with tunnage on engaging fright at market ore as the
sd. Master shall dicide and for the monthly pay particularly expressed
in the columens as followith.........

Mens Names

How much per Month
£

Mens Names

Standing
Wages

Chr Chappell

3. 10. 0.

George Natt

7. 0. 0.

Jno Thorn Mate

2. 10. 0.

Charles Hartnole

2. 0. 0.

Willm. Chidley

1. 10. 0.

Homphy Bryley

4. 10. 0.

Willm. Allyen (Alleyn)

1. 12. 0.

John Webber

3. 15. 0

Richd. Briant

1. 10. 0.

John Joel

4. 15. 0.

Henry Coaker (?)

2. 0. 0.

John Lewes (Lewis)

2. 15. 0.

Wm. Stott (?)

1. 10. 0.

John Cothey (Coltey)

4. 17. 6.

Richard Foard (Ford)

1. 4. 0.

Thos. Charley

3. 2. 6.

Willm. Markley

1. 5. 6.

Thomas Night (Knight)

5. 10. 0

John Adams

1. 10. 0.

John Stoley

3. 15. 0.

Richard Servant (Servan)

1. 5. 0.

Richd. Hoyle

2. 0. 0

Thos. Williams

1. 6. 0.

John Mogford

5. 0. 0.

John Lowsmore

1. 5. 0.

Robt. Batholates (?)

1. 10. 0.

William Barrew (Barew)

1. 7. 0.

John Austin

1. 13. 0.

Peter Sainthill

1. 10. 0.

Nicholas Huxtable

1. 8. 0.

James Davies

1. 3. 0.

John Mack

1. 10. 0.

Charles Ladman

1. 6. 0.

John Hocken (Hockin)

1. 3. 0.

Henry Peace

1. 2. 0.

Its Hereby contracted and agreed by and between the afore sd. Master
and marriners to undertake by Gods permission as sune as said master
shall decide and weather permits the voyage afore mentioned and for the
wages aforesd. Respectively set downe in coloumes for that porpess where
each mans name is set against his wages aforesd. with the munthley pay
and standing wages for the whole voyage which sd. monthly pay and standing
wages as well those that are sent home as them after .... abroad in the
said ship to bee com due to bee paid at the safe delivery of the said
ship's cargo of fish to a market and not else now.

Its further agreed between the said master and mariners that whereas
for times past it hath ben the costom for sailors to have asked of fish
kiled in Newfoundland and traine oil when sould that the mariners afore
sd. are to have no demand on fish trayne nor any other thing whatsoever
but there monthly pay and standing wages as aforesd. and pursuant to
an act of Parliament wee enter into and signe this as an agreement between
the master and marriners aforesd. In confirmation of which wee due set
our hands the day and date as followeth

Apeldore the 3rd of March 1738/9 . signed James Chappell,
Chr. Chappell.

Note: The surnames in brackets are the difference between their
name as written by the master and their signatures.